Wilhelm Pelster House-Barn Explained

Wilhelm Pelster House-Barn
Coordinates:38.4933°N -91.2722°W
Built:c. -1864
Builder:Pelster, Wilhelm
Architecture:Fachwerk construction
Added:December 5, 1978
Refnum:78001645

The Wilhelm Pelster House-Barn, also known as the Pelster-Panhorst House-Barn, is a historic home and barn located near New Haven, Franklin County, Missouri. It was built by German immigrant Wilhelm Pelster between about 1860 and 1864, and is a combined house and barn of Fachwerk construction. The banked half-timbered and masonry building has four interior levels and measures approximately 60 feet wide by 53 feet deep.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Claire F. Blackwell . July 1978 . National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wilhelm Pelster House-Barn . 2016-12-01 . Missouri Department of Natural Resources . PDF. (includes 16 photographs from 1973 and 1978)